As they walked out of the assessment hall, Otto caught up with him, walking in parallel with Xiao Yan. Occasionally he turned his head and looked at the young man with a calm smile on his face, his eyes a little strange.
"Why are you staring at me all the time?" After walking a certain distance, Xiao Yan couldn't stand Otto's gaze, so he shook his head helplessly and said.
"Haha, I was just looking to see how many things you, the little guy, have hidden, how surprising you are..." Otto said with a smile.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan had no choice but to shrug his shoulders.
"But you are so eye-catching this time. I think that old guy Chemir will come to me to find out your identity soon. Although he doesn't know your exact strength, you are only about 20 years old.
You can refine the iron wood leaf eight times, which is one of the few times since the establishment of the guild." Otto said.
"I know..." Xiao Yan walked slowly and nodded. This was what he thought of when refining the iron wood leaf. However, the conference was about to begin, and it was only a matter of time before his strength was revealed, so there was no need for him.
At this juncture, I deliberately behaved very badly. Although it was good to be low-key, it was too low-key, and those disdainful and mocking glances were quite confusing and helpless.
"As for my identity, I have to ask Master Otto to help me hide it." Xiao Yan pursed his lips slightly and said softly: "If my identity is exposed for some reason, I'm afraid I won't participate in this conference again.
Therefore, Master, please try your best to help."
Hearing the serious consequences Xiao Yan said, Otto was stunned and immediately frowned. If Xiao Yan withdrew from the competition, wouldn't the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild lose an opportunity to achieve good results this time? This is important for
Otto, who has never made much achievements since taking office, is indeed a very significant threat.
After frowning and pondering for a long time, Otto nodded and said with a wry smile: "Okay, I'll try my best to hide it for you. Fortunately, the membership information of this batch has not been uploaded yet, so I can still modify it."
"Haha, thank you so much Master Otto." Hearing this, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.
"There is no way, I don't want such an excellent player that I finally found to run away." Otto said helplessly.
Xiao Yan smiled and was about to speak when Frank's loud laughter suddenly sounded from the front: "Hey, Lao Ao, how are you? Is the test over? How is this little guy?"
At this time, Xiao Yan and the two had already walked out of the corridor. Since it was an intersection, there were quite a lot of people here. When they heard Frank's laughter, many curious people suddenly slowed down and turned their attention.
Xiao Yan, who was walking with Otto, because the previous test was an internal test, these alchemists did not know the exact results of the competition, but they also knew that most of the people who could participate in that kind of internal test were
He is a seed player belonging to this conference, and his strength is extremely extraordinary.
Hearing the laughter, Xiao Yan raised his head and looked at Frank, who was striding over with a smile. Beside him, Xue Mei and Na Linfei, who looked extremely cool in silver dresses, were also following. At this time,
Their somewhat curious eyes were also cast on Xiao Yan. Obviously, they were also curious about what kind of results Xiao Yan could achieve in this level of test.
"It's not bad, I passed it..." Looking at the three people who came in front of him, Xiao Yan said with a smile.
Hearing this, Otto on the side rolled his eyes. If his results were acceptable, wouldn't everyone else be unqualified?
"Haha, passed? That's good. I was a little worried at first. After all, those guys who participated in the internal test are not fuel-efficient." Frank laughed.
"Hey, you guy, you are representing our Black Rock City this time. Although I don't expect you to surpass Liu Ling's level of genius, you must at least get in the top ten in this kind of internal test before you can be in the conference.
Achieve a good result, right? It's not enough to just make do..." Linfei muttered. Apparently, she seemed to think that Xiao Yan's "make do" should be the kind of score that barely passes the test.
"Although Liu Ling is a genius, he is a disciple of Lord Alchemy after all, and he is older than Xiao...Yanxiao. To be able to achieve such results is pretty good, at least we are not even qualified to achieve such results.
"It seems that it was because Xiao Yan helped to say something nice because of Peach Blossom Fire last time. Xuemei glanced at Linfei and said lightly: "I know you admire Liu Ling, but Yan Xiao is on our side.
If he loses, our Black Rock City will not look good."
"I only said this from the position that he is our representative of Black Rock City... I didn't say anything to him... What does this have to do with Liu Ling," Linfei said angrily.
"Oh, okay, you two, please be quiet." Seeing this pair of enemies, Otto shook his head helplessly and smiled at Falkland: "This time, I'm afraid your jaw will drop in surprise.
Come down."
"Oh? What's wrong?" Frank was stunned and asked doubtfully.
Otto chuckled and was about to speak, but there was a commotion in the corridor behind him. Several people looked back and saw that the contestants who had taken the test were coming out one after another, and the two people in the front happened to be the little princess and the
Liu Ling looked a little gloomy.
"Is that Liu Ling? A disciple of Master Dan Wang Furukawa? His aura is indeed extraordinary."
"To be a third-grade alchemist at such a young age, well, it's really disappointing..."
"I think he must have the best result in this test."
"Who can let me have a good teacher... I don't envy you." Looking at the group of people walking out of the corridor, the people around them suddenly started whispering.
Xiao Yan turned his head slightly, looked at Liu Ling who was slowly walking over, and smiled.
Walking out of the corridor with a gloomy face, Liu Ling saw the familiar figure at a glance. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and then he took a deep breath. Suddenly, the concealment on his face quickly faded away, replaced by that feminine look.
smile.
"Mr. Yan Xiao, congratulations." Liu Ling stepped forward, bowed and saluted Otto Frank, then turned to Xiao Yan and smiled.
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head: "It's a fluke."
"I have something else to do, so I won't talk anymore. Mr. Yan Xiao, let's meet at the conference tomorrow." Liu Ling obviously had no intention of chatting at this time. After saying hello, he moved away from Xiao Yan and others.
, then passed through the crowd and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Mr. Yan Xiao." Following Liu Ling and taking a few steps forward, the little princess suddenly stopped, hesitated, turned around and smiled at Xiao Yan: "There is a party tonight, and many alchemists from the conference will attend.
,you…"
"Haha, I'm sorry. I have something to do tonight, so I'm afraid I don't have time..." Xiao Yan was slightly startled by the little princess's sudden olive branch, but then he was relieved, shook his head, and said with a smile.
Xiao Yan's refusal did not surprise the little princess. She moved her lips slightly, stared at Xiao Yan for a while, and then said with a smile: "In that case, I won't force it. In the future, Mr. Yan Xiao
If you need help, you can come to me and say goodbye."
Looking at the little princess who slowly disappeared from the end of his sight, Xiao Yan pursed his lips slightly, remembering her attitude towards him before the test results came out. Looking at it now, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: "As expected of someone from the royal family.
, in her eyes, the difference in treatment between useful people and useless people is so huge."
Watching Liu Ling disappear with stars in her eyes, Lin Fei turned her head and looked at Xiao Yan, wondering: "By the way, why is he congratulating you?"
"nothing."
Xiao Yan smiled. He didn't think that winning against Liu Ling was a big deal. Although he was a disciple of Furukawa, this reputation was not enough for someone who once dared to treat Furukawa and Queen Medusa as fish and clams, while he himself was
For Xiao Yan, who was once a fisherman, it had almost no intimidating effect.
"Everyone, I have something to do. I'll take my leave first. I'll see you at the conference tomorrow." Without giving Lin Fei a chance to continue asking, Xiao Yan smiled and bowed his hands to Otto and others, and then quickly walked towards the outsiders of the guild.
go.
"The internal test just now was to refine iron wood leaf." Looking at Xiao Yan's back as he hurried out, Otto stroked his gray beard and said suddenly after a moment.
"Refining iron wood leaf? It's quite difficult. That thing is almost the most difficult material to refine among the medium materials. With my current strength, I can only refine it eight or nine times." Hearing this, Frank
Startled, he turned around and said.
"Haha, yes." Otto smiled and nodded, raising his chin towards the place where Liu Ling disappeared: "That little guy has been refined six times."
"Six times?" Hearing Otto's words, Frank's face was suddenly full of surprise, and he praised: "It's amazing. At such an age, he can reach this point. He is worthy of being a disciple of Furukawa."
"That thing... I can only refine it twice, it seems. Lin Fei is about the same as me. Liu Ling's talent in refining medicine is indeed extraordinary." Xue Mei sighed lightly and said.
"Hehe, that's natural. He is the leader among the younger generation of alchemists in the Jiama Empire." Lin Fei said with a smile. Looking at her appearance, she really admired Liu Ling.
"Haha, that's not necessarily the case."
Otto laughed and shook his head, making Lin Fei glare angrily and said with a smile: "Although Liu Ling is extremely excellent, Yan Xiao is not weaker than him at all. In the test just now, Liu Ling refined it six times, and Yan Xiao
Xiao, but eight times!"
Otto's words were undoubtedly like thunder, causing the expressions on the faces of the three people from Defoklan to freeze instantly. Eight times? This is a point that requires a fourth-level alchemist to achieve, and Xiao Yan is a second-level alchemist.
An alchemist can actually do it? How is this possible?
"Old...teacher, you...are you joking?" After recovering from the shock, Linfei said sarcastically. It was extremely hard for her to believe that Xiao Yan was even more awesome than Liu Ling.
On the side, Xue Mei also slightly opened her red lips, her cold expression was a bit stunned at this time. Although she did not look down on Xiao Yan, she never thought that he could achieve such dazzling results.
"Old Ao, are you telling the truth?" Frank stared at Otto closely, with a look of ecstasy. The better Xiao Yan's performance, the greater the benefit to the Black Rock City branch.
"This little guy is hiding very deep. Now I am suddenly looking forward to this conference." Looking at the place where Xiao Yan disappeared with a smile, Otto said with a smile: "In this conference, Yan Xiao will probably